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prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
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well, i have spent the last week and a half writing a thesis (1.5 years of data collection...). i promised myself back in my younger years that i would write a book by the time that i was 35. since the thesis turned out fairly large and it will be bound, printed and placed in a library i am calling it a success. even a "few" years early. i won't tell how few image

i used this forum as my attachment to sanity by checking it during my breaks from writing. as such, i feel an insane contest is of order.

SO, enough about my crap... ON TO THE CONTEST.

I have 4 cards in front of me, two football and two baseball. The closest to guess what they are by tomorrow evening wins them along with a random PSA9 Ozzie Smith card (will i ever get rid of these PSA9 ozzies????) as well as whatever i crap i don't want that i can stuff into a bubble mailer.

HINTS:
1) One card is actually a CD, heck if i know what is on the CD but the player sure is crappy
2) One card is autographed and is from the 1999 Collector's Edge Triumph set (Signed Sealed Delivered)
3) The other two cards are seriously worth NOTHING, except maybe a brief spew of heat if burned. They are mid to late 80's one is black the other is brown. this initials of the players are G.P. and S.K.


If no proper guess is received, the contest will be judged on how much the responses make me laugh (i have what would be called a sick sense of humor). I need a good laugh... I just wrote a purely scientific book image

I probably won't be checking this thread often tonight as I have some "beverages" to catch up on.


P.S. Rube, I will reply to your PM sometime soon, sorry i've been busy. I might have some pictures of Nam to send your way, my other half brought some home form thanksgiving of her dad, a navy man.
White Whales:
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    RogermnjRogermnj Posts: 1,809 ✭✭
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    gocatsgo538gocatsgo538 Posts: 616
    I give up... image
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    PAVEL BURE "THE RUSSIAN ROCKET"

    I am looking for ANY Pavel Bure cards you might be willing to sell off. Please just send me a PM if you do. Thanks!!

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    AllenAllen Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭
    Shaun King powerdeck, james johnson auto, Giant Peter and Swing King

    Thanks for the contest. I will be checking my mailbox for a copy of your thesis.
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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sibby Sisti
    Sam Horn

    George Gulyanics
    Jeff Saturday


    ?????????????????????????imageimage
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    CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    uh....... words......
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    mmmm, Guinness. image
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    CD: '99 Upper Deck PowerDeck Akili Smith
    auto card: D'Wayne Bates
    worthless cards: '87 Donruss Geno Petralli and '87 Topps Sammy Khalifa. Coincidentally, both players were worthless too.

    Nick
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    NickM has one of the four correct.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    I'll go with Tim Couch Power Deck

    Cecil Collins auto

    85 Greg Pryor and...

    87 Sammy Khalifa who coincidentally feels a little bit better now since his name has now been mentioned twice in the same night for the first time in 20 years
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    onlyanumber has TWO correct
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    On a side note, did anyone let Guru out of the corner yet?
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    contest going well but someone needs to post some funny crap.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    gocatsgo538gocatsgo538 Posts: 616


    << <i>contest going well but someone needs to post some funny crap. >>



    Done.

    image

    First pic that came up in google images when you search for "funny crap". LOL.
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433


    << <i>

    << <i>contest going well but someone needs to post some funny crap. >>



    Done.

    image

    First pic that came up in google images search. LOL. >>



    I didn't know Jay Leno had a thing for green smurfs
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    And I'll change my guess for power deck crappy QB from Tim Couch to Cade McCown and autograph of Cecil Collins to...some cardinal player
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



    image


    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    in my best sesame street The Count voice...

    onlyanumber has three, three, correct ahahah


    more funny stuff please. image this contest will apparently be over soon and jay leno grabbing a smurf isn't exactly making me laugh. although combined with the BJ thread it's working for me in other ways.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    SK is Stephen King
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    Since I can do multiple guesses
    CD: '99 UD PowerDeck Cade McNown
    auto card: Mike Cloud
    '85 Donruss Greg Pryor
    '87 Topps Sammy Khalifa

    Did you know Sammy Khalifa was the 7th pick overall in the 1982 MLB draft?

    That year's 1st round class was abysmal. 1st pick Shawon Dunston was the 3rd biggest star from the whole first round. [Dwight Gooden and Todd Worrell were 1st and 2nd.] Beyond Dunston we rapidly got into Spike Owen and Ron Karkovice (hitting .071 as Fisk's backup when Fisk wore # 72) territory for quality of major league careers.

    Barry Bonds was drafted in the second round that year. Of course, he didn't sign with the team that drafted him then . . . for another decade.

    You will never get those 15 seconds of your life that you just spent reading those paragraphs back.

    Pay it forward by passing that useless trivia on to other people. image

    Nick
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    Todd Worrell was awesome. Go Cards!!! image
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    1) One card is actually a CD, heck if i know what is on the CD but the player sure is crappy

    Deion Sanders - His CD was the crappiest of the crappy (Remember "Must be the Money"?)

    2) One card is autographed and is from the 1999 Collector's Edge Triumph set (Signed Sealed Delivered)

    Heywood Jefferies (only random person I could think of)

    3) The other two cards are seriously worth NOTHING, except maybe a brief spew of heat if burned. They are mid to late 80's one is black the other is brown. this initials of the players are G.P. and S.K.

    Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp

    I win.

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    according to Sammy Khalifa's 1987 Topps card, his various hobbies include aerobics, racquetball, swimming and biking.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    autograph I'll go with Andy Katzenmoyer
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    Since I won, please send my Ozzie PSA 9 card to a STL collector.

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    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
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    BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976


    << <i>image >>



    i wish someone would have done that to me when i had to watch those charlie brown specials that were on the tv this week... ack
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭
    Evidently this contest was not ridiculously hard if stown won.
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976


    << <i>Evidently this contest was not ridiculously hard if stown won. >>



    this would be true if stown had actually won.

    i always give too many hints anyway... 3 down still one to go.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    okay, auto of Craig Yeast
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Evidently this contest was not ridiculously hard if stown won. >>



    this would be true if stown had actually won.

    i always give too many hints anyway... 3 down still one to go. >>



    image

    RIGGED!
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
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    BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    "i wish someone would have done that to me when i had to watch those charlie brown specials that were on the tv this week... ack"

    gasp! that is sacrilegious....the sad little christmas tree, linus quoting scripture....aww. that's the closest thing to religion i get!
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976


    << <i>"i wish someone would have done that to me when i had to watch those charlie brown specials that were on the tv this week... ack"

    gasp! that is sacrilegious....the sad little christmas tree, linus quoting scripture....aww. that's the closest thing to religion i get! >>



    i watched Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and part of He's a Bully Charlie Brown. the christmas one would have been a welcome diversion.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    auto mark lempke
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    image
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



    image


    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    McNown CD
    '85D Pryor and '87T Khalifa
    Patrick Kerney auto

    Of course McNown was going to be crappy. The guy was using a handicapped placard all through college. image

    Nick
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    Reap the whirlwind.

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    rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    McNown CD
    '85D Pryor and '87T Khalifa
    michael vick auto
    jeff george
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Karsten Bailey auto
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



    image


    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    according to Greg Pryor's 1985 donruss card his career highlight was that he was the Royal's No. 1 utility IF...Fills in mostly at 3B...Was Whitesox' No. 1 SS in '79, batting career high .275...Played collegiate baseball at Florida Southern

    He was also traded to the royals for pitcher Jeff Schattinger
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Demond Parker auto
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    apparently there are a lot of crappy autos in that set
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    McNown CD
    '85D Pryor and '87T Khalifa
    Chris McAlister auto
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    Reap the whirlwind.

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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Champ Bailey
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976


    << <i>Champ Bailey >>



    no! that one is in my permanent collection. Champ is amazing, wish he wasn't hurt this year...
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    isurrender lol- i gotta print out some 59t opps fb teams set list for my autograph addiction, cant find no 50 bowmans i need tonight,gotta do something ,anybody got any lol
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Jevon Kearse.

    And Your right about Champ--great player
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



    image


    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    McNown CD
    '85D Pryor and '87T Khalifa
    Martin Gramatica auto

    It was a pretty crappy draft - only 3 guys from the 3rd round or later became stars (Joey Porter, Marty Booker, and Donald Driver). Lousy 2nd round. Pretty much the entire second half of the first round (almost everyone after #16 Kearse) flopped or was mediocre at best. 3 busts at QB in the first 11 picks, and Culpepper's career isn't exactly going great either. Ricky Williams and David Boston went from superstars to mug shots.

    Nick
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    David Boston had promise, you ever take a look at that dude's biceps?... Bonds couldn't even beat that guy at arm wrestling. Doesn't help a whole lot at his position though
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    NickMNickM Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭
    McNown CD
    '85D Pryor and '87T Khalifa
    Cuncho Brown auto
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    onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    Rob Conrad auto.

    Sad in that draft--Miami took three RBs James Johnson, Rob Konrad and Cecil Collins. None lasted more than a few years. Collins ended up in jail...
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
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    prscott933prscott933 Posts: 1,976
    contest extended due to me being out of the house last night...

    last chance bump.
    White Whales:
    1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
    2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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    gumbyfangumbyfan Posts: 5,159 ✭
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